What's up with Firefox?

Black Panther · 11-02-2009, 01:43 PM

Currently on destop it's using 70-85% cpu (E8400 @ 4Ghz)
I noticed my mouse kinda slow-responding.
Weird?

AlienIsGOD · 11-02-2009, 01:46 PM

are u using the latest version? i know that firefox 2 had a memory leak they never fixed cause they were working on getting FireFox 3 ready.

mrhuggles · 11-02-2009, 03:15 PM

that reminds me i need to update my chromium

Black Panther · 11-03-2009, 12:55 PM

Think I found out the problem. Though it doesn't make much sense...

Occasionally one of my hard-drives doesn't load (it doesn't appear in My Computer and if I try to click a short cut of a program in it I get that the link isn't found).

Now whenever that happens, my CPU kinda goes crazy.

In fact, even after I shut down FF, CPU usage was kept around 80%. What's weirder is that it shows 80% in the Task Manager graph, and my pc starts kinda lagging a bit, whereas in the task manager processes there's no process occupying its use and I see 99% system idle process.

But yeah, this happens everytime whenever my second HDD decides not to show up.

HalfAHertz · 11-03-2009, 01:18 PM

Just cleaned up my flatmate's computer. After about 5 to 10 minutes of browsing his computer became unresponsive with mouse laging and all that. It stopped is you disconnected.

Apparently his NOD32 somehow got disabled and I coudn't re-enable it. I disabled the internet access after installing malware bytes and AVG and did a system scan. Found a nice coctail of over 150 viruses/trojans/etc. And that all acumulated in a period of just a few weeks of unprotected browsing.

i789 · 11-05-2009, 02:44 AM

CPU usage of 80% sure is kind of strange, unless maybe your antivirus/antimalware software kicks in. That still does not explain such high CPU usage though

troyrae360 · 11-05-2009, 02:56 AM

latley Ive read of a few people having problems with firefox, If i were you Id just use internet explorer 8 , it works perfectley and the only complantes i have heard about it are only from firefox fanboys and arnt actually problems but just picking on microsoft., honestley try it out

frankstyris · 11-05-2009, 04:29 AM

Hello Sir,
I am Frank.I read your post.You are currently using your mouse on desktop.you use 70-85% CPU.So your mouse speed are very slow.I preferred goggle site how to fast my mouse speed.
Thank you very much and Stay connected with me.

a_ump · 11-05-2009, 04:45 AM

i never had that problem with FF, though it sounds like some sort of malicious infection if there's nothing in task manager taking up that many processes. Only problem i had with FF is it kept having moments of un-responsiveness. I now use Chrome and like it very much.

do u run vista? if so check and see what the resource monitor says for CPU usage of tasks, dunno if it'd show anything more than task manager or not.

11-02-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
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11-02-2009, 01:46 PM	#2
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11-02-2009, 03:15 PM	#3
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11-03-2009, 12:55 PM	#4
Black Panther Join Date: May 2007 Location: Malta (EU) Posts: 2,037 (2.24/day) Thanks: 662 Thanked 337 Times in 285 Posts System Specs	Think I found out the problem. Though it doesn't make much sense... Occasionally one of my hard-drives doesn't load (it doesn't appear in My Computer and if I try to click a short cut of a program in it I get that the link isn't found). Now whenever that happens, my CPU kinda goes crazy. In fact, even after I shut down FF, CPU usage was kept around 80%. What's weirder is that it shows 80% in the Task Manager graph, and my pc starts kinda lagging a bit, whereas in the task manager processes there's no process occupying its use and I see 99% system idle process. But yeah, this happens everytime whenever my second HDD decides not to show up. __________________ Got BSOD? ---> Click here. My Heatware

11-03-2009, 01:18 PM	#5
HalfAHertz Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 285 (1.40/day) Thanks: 15 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	Just cleaned up my flatmate's computer. After about 5 to 10 minutes of browsing his computer became unresponsive with mouse laging and all that. It stopped is you disconnected. Apparently his NOD32 somehow got disabled and I coudn't re-enable it. I disabled the internet access after installing malware bytes and AVG and did a system scan. Found a nice coctail of over 150 viruses/trojans/etc. And that all acumulated in a period of just a few weeks of unprotected browsing. __________________ smile or the devil will get in your head and sing karaoke forever...

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11-05-2009, 02:44 AM	#6
i789 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: point roberts, wa Posts: 66 (1.19/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	CPU usage of 80% sure is kind of strange, unless maybe your antivirus/antimalware software kicks in. That still does not explain such high CPU usage though

11-05-2009, 02:56 AM	#7
troyrae360 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Christchurch New Zealand Posts: 802 (2.72/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 73 Times in 67 Posts System Specs	latley Ive read of a few people having problems with firefox, If i were you Id just use internet explorer 8 , it works perfectley and the only complantes i have heard about it are only from firefox fanboys and arnt actually problems but just picking on microsoft., honestley try it out

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11-05-2009, 04:29 AM	#8
frankstyris Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 (0.10/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Sir, I am Frank.I read your post.You are currently using your mouse on desktop.you use 70-85% CPU.So your mouse speed are very slow.I preferred goggle site how to fast my mouse speed. Thank you very much and Stay connected with me.

11-05-2009, 04:45 AM	#9
a_ump Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: elkins, wv Posts: 1,928 (2.63/day) Thanks: 245 Thanked 187 Times in 173 Posts System Specs	i never had that problem with FF, though it sounds like some sort of malicious infection if there's nothing in task manager taking up that many processes. Only problem i had with FF is it kept having moments of un-responsiveness. I now use Chrome and like it very much. do u run vista? if so check and see what the resource monitor says for CPU usage of tasks, dunno if it'd show anything more than task manager or not. __________________ VISIT Chenowith Creek AND HELP IT GROW MORE THAN CDAWALL's “Yeah crysis is what real life was supposed to look like but god messed up” -DrPepper “MRCL:What if Jesus came by and Apocalypse actually would happen? Weer:Then I'd be more afraid that other works of fiction would come true, such as Harry Potter.”

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